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Re:Defensive Progressions for the Press Defense - 2007/12/05 18:14
I think it depends on your philosophy. I don't think you can be a great full court defensive team if you aren't a great half court defensive team, but I do below you can use full court defense to hide bad half court defense, especially at younger and younger levels.
Since I try to do competitive type drills as much as possible, with live offense and defense, I would say I almost build the half court and full court simultaneously. However, the half court is done with a defensive emphasis while in the full court, it is shaped as a ball handling and finishing drill.
I definitely start defense 1v1. I know a lot of coaches work from the shell first and work backward, from team defense to individual defense. I believe in individual defense first and team defense second. I don't want individual defenders learning to rely on help because if the offense engages two defenders, he has done his job because someone is open. That's my goal offensively, so I want to prevent it defensively.
I mix up the 1v1 drills to attack full court, from half court, top of the key, off a pass, off a skip pass, etc. Then I go over basic defensive rotations.
However, I realized this week that because my initial head coaching experiences were in pro leagues, I rely heavily on scouting and game planning for my defense. At the HS level, I am having to change my style.
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